Aetna CEO: Obamacare In A 'Death Spiral' Heading Into 2018. Aetna and Humana have called off their deal amid government concerns over competition. Here's a look back at six pivotal moments that led to this. Aetna and Humana have called off their deal amid government concerns over competition.
For the plant genus, see Synapsis (plant). Synapsis (also called syndesis) is the pairing of two homologous chromosomes that occurs during meiosis. It allows matching-up of homologous pairs prior to their segregation, and possible chromosomal crossover between them. Synapsis takes place during prophase I of meiosis.
There are two fundamentally different types of synapses: 1  In a chemical synapse, electrical activity in the presynaptic neuron is converted (via the activation of voltage-gated calcium channels) into the release of a chemical called a neurotransmitter that binds to receptors located in the plasma membrane of the postsynaptic cell.